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The first year of any marriage can be difficult, as partners face unfamiliar challenges, but most couples go through it more or less on their own, or within the view of their families, friends and community. That’s just not true for the future King of England and his wife. Their wedding, after all, was watched live by millions of people all around the world; it even became a social media event. If you don’t remember exactly what the big day was like, just take a look at Anglophenia’s live coverage. Will and Kate’s wedding jump-started the British monarchy, but the couple’s reinvigoration of England’s historic ruling institution didn’t end with the wedding. All through the past year, these newest royal celebrities have had to juggle the public and private parts of their lives in ways that are unimaginable to the rest of us. We start our look back at their first year of marriage with an image of one of the more private moments of their wedding day, shortly after the ceremony itself in Westminster Abbey, as an historic 1902 State Landau carriage delivers the newlyweds to Buckingham Palace. (Andrew Winning/AP Images)

Perhaps no image better represents the tension between the private and public aspects of the royal marriage than a picture of the couple kissing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, and, of course, no photo gallery about Will and Kate’s marriage would be complete without it. (Matt Dunham/AP Images)

Prince William and his new bride are here shown on their way from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House after the wedding. “It was Prince William’s idea to drive his new bride away from the official reception on their first journey as a married couple to his family home,” a palace spokesman told the Daily Mail. William drove a blue Aston Martin belonging to his father, Prince Charles, who reportedly later said, according to the BBC, that his son had forgotten to take the hand brake off for the ride. (Humphrey Nemar, Express Newspapers/AP Images)

On April 30, the day after the wedding, Will and Kate take a walk on Buckingham Palace grounds. (John Stillwell/AP Images)

As the press and the public hunger for images of the newlyweds, tourists at Buckingham Palace were treated to a surprise flashmob of more than 100 dancers. “Our theme was Romeo and Juliet because of the royal wedding. It’s just to celebrate Kate and William and their love,” said one of the dancers. The event was secretly planned by Buckingham Palace. Watch video of the event here. (Rex Features/AP Images)

Will and Kate found some privacy on a 10-day honeymoon in the Seychelles. Royal officials, reports BBC News, waited until after the couple returned to disclose their trip’s destination. (Corbis/AP Images)

Will and Kate share a confidence at Wimbledon in June. (Rex Features/AP Images)

Will and Kate don chef’s aprons to participate in a cooking workshop in Montreal on the third day of their Canadian tour. (David Rose/AP Images)

On Prince Edward Island, Will and Kate took part in a “dragon boat” race – on opposing teams. Will’s boat came in first: “There’s no chivalry in sport,” he joked. For a BBC News video report on the boat race and on William’s participation in a helicopter maneuver known as “waterbirding,” click here. (Paul Chiasson, The Canadian Press/AP Images)

The royal couple poses with members of the Canadian Forces flight crew in Calgary, Alberta. (Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press/AP Images)

Kate donned yet another style of head gear when she and William visited Denmark, spending some time with their Danish counterparts, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.Here, the two couples are seen visiting a UNICEF center. Observers pointed out that Kate and Mary look strikingly similar. Others also looked at the red dress that Kate wore and speculated that it was exactly the type of dress that would hide any signs of a pregnancy. They also seized on the fact that the Duchess had declined to eat peanut as further “evidence” that Kate was expecting. Such rumors and speculation dogged Kate for much of the year. No doubt they’ll continue – and, at some point, will likely prove to be correct. (Arthur Edwards, The Sun/AP Images)

Although the couple has a home on the island of Anglesey so that Will can be near the RAF base for his day job, as a search and rescue pilot, the Duke and Duchess’s official London residence is the newly-renovated Kensington Palace, which has housed royals since the 17th century. Last month it was announced that Prince Harry is also moving into the royal residence. (John Stillwell/AP Images)

We’re sure that this kind of messing with the Duchess of Cambridge’s hair violates any number of protocols of royal etiquette – but that would only be the case if it were the real Duchess. The figures you see here are waxworks, being unveiled at Madame Tussaud’s in London. (Express Newspapers/AP Images)

There’ve apparently been no dark clouds to dampen Will and Kate’s first year as a married couple. Even a forced separation, during William’s six-week tour of duty in the Falklands, allowed Kate to take on more royal responsibilities on her own and to spend more time with her new in-laws. But now, as Britain’s attention turns towards the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the Duke and Duchess are likely to be making more joint appearances, as they did this week at a film premiere in London. (Jonathan Hordle/AP Images)